A wild Western time at San Juan's Fiesta Grande

Jim Curwood of Capistrano Beach, owner of Buy My Bikes in San Juan Capistrano, holds his first-place awards in the Hairiest Man/Smooth Puss competition. Contestants registered clean-shaven in January and showed up Wednesday night at Fiesta Grande sporting the facial hair they had grown since then.DAVID BRO, FOR THE REGISTER

The San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association crowned the Hairiest Man, the Best Dressed Old West Man, Best Dressed Old West Woman, Best Saloon Girl and more Wednesday night at the annual Wild West party known as Fiesta Grande at Swallow's Inn.

The Hairiest Man award goes to the gent who grows the best facial hair in the two months before the contest. Existing beards and mustaches also were judged.

Winners took home a ribbon, a plaque and a $50 gift certificate to Boot Barn.

Fiesta Grande is one of the events in the association's annual Fiesta de las Golondrinas, or Swallows Festival, which continues Friday with Hoos'gow Day, in which the "sheriff" and "deputies" scour the downtown area "arresting" those who look like they could use some time in the portable pokey.

The fiesta culminates Saturday with the Swallows Day Parade, beginning at 11 a.m. at El Camino Real and Ortega Highway.

Jim Curwood of Capistrano Beach, owner of Buy My Bikes in San Juan Capistrano, holds his first-place awards in the Hairiest Man/Smooth Puss competition. Contestants registered clean-shaven in January and showed up Wednesday night at Fiesta Grande sporting the facial hair they had grown since then. DAVID BRO, FOR THE REGISTER
Wednesday Matula of Aliso Viejo took home the prize for the Best Soiled Dove, or Saloon Girl, on - appropriately -Wednesday evening during Fiesta Grande in San Juan Capistrano. Here she is surrounded by the judges who gave her a perfect cumulative score of 15. DAVID BRO, FOR THE REGISTER
Mike Manzanita of Capistrano Beach bellies up to the bar with his ribbon and plaque after winning the Best Dressed Old West Man competition at Fiesta Grande. DAVID BRO, FOR THE REGISTER
Boots Leone of San Juan Capistrano stands with judges who gave him a nearly perfect score to win the Best Existing Mustache award at Fiesta Grande. DAVID BRO, FOR THE REGISTER
Swallows Day Parade chairman Ben Dixon, left, presents an official belt buckle to Chris Phillips, a longtime San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association volunteer who has been diagnosed with cancer. Phillips, who for years served as the Fiesta Association's "hanging judge," was honored at Wednesday's Fiesta Grande at Swallow's Inn. DAVID BRO, FOR THE REGISTER
A Western couple dance at Swallow's Inn to the music of Swing Shift, which played cowboy favorites Wednesday evening during Fiesta Grande in San Juan Capistrano. DAVID BRO, FOR THE REGISTER
San Juan Capistrano resident Baba Krause took the award for Best Belt Buckle on Wednesday evening. DAVID BRO, FOR THE REGISTER
Ann Stone of San Juan Capistrano shows off her award-winning Western hat. DAVID BRO, FOR THE REGISTER
Former Senor San Juan John Fischle earned a perfect score to win the Best Existing Beard contest at Fiesta Grande on Wednesday evening. DAVID BRO, FOR THE REGISTER
San Juan Capistrano resident Kim Brusseau took the prize for Best Dressed Prairie Woman. DAVID BRO, FOR THE REGISTER
Brittany Forsey of San Juan Capistrano celebrated her 21st birthday Wednesday night by entering Fiesta Grande's Soiled Dove, or Saloon Girl, competition, in which she finished second. DAVID BRO, FOR THE REGISTER
Some of the contestants, judges and volunteers at the San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association's annual Fiesta Grande pause for a photo at Swallow's Inn. DAVID BRO, FOR THE REGISTER

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